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Strictures On Public Amusements
A little fire would [ do no harm , ' we know it , To modern actor , nor to modern poet . [ But , beaux , and ye plum'd belles , all petch'd in front , You're safe at all events , depend upon ' t ; . « - So never rise like flutter'd birds together , The hottest fire shan't singe a single feather ; No , I assure our generous benefactors , 'Twould onl y burn the scen e ry and the actors * . J
Here ends , as housekeeper , my explanation ; And may the house receive your approbation 1 For you in air , the vaulted roof we raise ; . Tho' firm its base , its best support your praise ; Stamp then your mighty seal upon our cause 1 Give us , ye gods , a thunder of . applause 1 The high decree is past ~ may future age , When pond'ring o ' er the annals of our stage
, Rest on this time , when Labour rear'd the pile , , In tribute to the Genius of our Isle ; This school of art , with British sanction grac'dj , \ And worthy of a manly nation ' s taste ! . And now the image of our Shakespeare view , And give the Drama ' s God the honour due f .
Aprilzcj . " BRITISH FORTITUDE , and HIJSERNIAN FRIENDSHIP , " a Musical Drama , was produced for the benefit of Mr . Johnstonej at Covent-Garden Theatre , and met with applause . May 2 . " NAPIES BAY ; or , THE BRITISH SAILORS AT ANCHOR , a Musical Interlude , was acted for the first time at the same Theatre , for Mr . Incledon's benefit , and also received approbation . 8 . A new Play , called " THE J , " was produced at Drury-Lane Theatre ; the rinci characters of which
p pal are as follow i Sheba , - - - Mr . BANNISTER , Jun . Sir Stephen Bertram , - .- Mr . AICKIN . Mr . Bertram , - - - Mr . PALMER . Mr . Ratcliff , . * . - ¦ - - Mr . WROUGHTON . ; Jabel , i ' - - . Mr . SUETT . Eliza , . - - - i i Miss FARREN . . Mrs . Ratcliff , .. . Mrs . HOPKINS . Mrs . Goodison , ' - - Mrs . BOOTH . Dorcas , - - - Miss TIDSWELL .
Sheba , the Jew , has the character of being a usurer and a miser , while , in fact , his heart is feelingly alive to every noble ebullition of philanthropy . He is even seeking occasions of performing charitable actions by stealth . He is the broker of Sir Stephen , a rich merchant , who wishes to marry his only son to a lady with a fortune of io , oool . Mr . Ratcliff is the heir of an ancient family , whose father was a merchant in Spain ; but , reduced in circumstances , and having a mother and sister to provide for , he JS obliged to engage himself as Sir Stephen ' s clerk . Frederick and he become warm friends ; and the formeradmitted on terms of familiarity into his familbecomes
, y , enamoured of Eliza , who privately marries him . Frederick applies to the Jew for money upon any terms , to relieve the distress of Mrs . Ratcliff and her , family . Sheba not only lends him money in the most liberal manner , but , understanding that his father had turned him out of his house on account of his marrying a beggar , generously resolves to make up Eliza ' s fortune to the sum which Sir Stephen expected with his
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Strictures On Public Amusements
A little fire would [ do no harm , ' we know it , To modern actor , nor to modern poet . [ But , beaux , and ye plum'd belles , all petch'd in front , You're safe at all events , depend upon ' t ; . « - So never rise like flutter'd birds together , The hottest fire shan't singe a single feather ; No , I assure our generous benefactors , 'Twould onl y burn the scen e ry and the actors * . J
Here ends , as housekeeper , my explanation ; And may the house receive your approbation 1 For you in air , the vaulted roof we raise ; . Tho' firm its base , its best support your praise ; Stamp then your mighty seal upon our cause 1 Give us , ye gods , a thunder of . applause 1 The high decree is past ~ may future age , When pond'ring o ' er the annals of our stage
, Rest on this time , when Labour rear'd the pile , , In tribute to the Genius of our Isle ; This school of art , with British sanction grac'dj , \ And worthy of a manly nation ' s taste ! . And now the image of our Shakespeare view , And give the Drama ' s God the honour due f .
Aprilzcj . " BRITISH FORTITUDE , and HIJSERNIAN FRIENDSHIP , " a Musical Drama , was produced for the benefit of Mr . Johnstonej at Covent-Garden Theatre , and met with applause . May 2 . " NAPIES BAY ; or , THE BRITISH SAILORS AT ANCHOR , a Musical Interlude , was acted for the first time at the same Theatre , for Mr . Incledon's benefit , and also received approbation . 8 . A new Play , called " THE J , " was produced at Drury-Lane Theatre ; the rinci characters of which
p pal are as follow i Sheba , - - - Mr . BANNISTER , Jun . Sir Stephen Bertram , - .- Mr . AICKIN . Mr . Bertram , - - - Mr . PALMER . Mr . Ratcliff , . * . - ¦ - - Mr . WROUGHTON . ; Jabel , i ' - - . Mr . SUETT . Eliza , . - - - i i Miss FARREN . . Mrs . Ratcliff , .. . Mrs . HOPKINS . Mrs . Goodison , ' - - Mrs . BOOTH . Dorcas , - - - Miss TIDSWELL .
Sheba , the Jew , has the character of being a usurer and a miser , while , in fact , his heart is feelingly alive to every noble ebullition of philanthropy . He is even seeking occasions of performing charitable actions by stealth . He is the broker of Sir Stephen , a rich merchant , who wishes to marry his only son to a lady with a fortune of io , oool . Mr . Ratcliff is the heir of an ancient family , whose father was a merchant in Spain ; but , reduced in circumstances , and having a mother and sister to provide for , he JS obliged to engage himself as Sir Stephen ' s clerk . Frederick and he become warm friends ; and the formeradmitted on terms of familiarity into his familbecomes
, y , enamoured of Eliza , who privately marries him . Frederick applies to the Jew for money upon any terms , to relieve the distress of Mrs . Ratcliff and her , family . Sheba not only lends him money in the most liberal manner , but , understanding that his father had turned him out of his house on account of his marrying a beggar , generously resolves to make up Eliza ' s fortune to the sum which Sir Stephen expected with his